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Mary Ann Almager

Mary Ann Almager (born December 5, 1968) is an American former professional female boxer. Born in Seminole, Texas, she is a resident of Ruidoso, New Mexico. Her nickname is "Gorgeous".[1]

Mary Ann Almager
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight and light heavyweight
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Reach1.70 m (67 in)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1968-12-05) December 5, 1968 (age 54)
Seminole, Texas, U.S.
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights22
Wins14
Wins by KO9
Losses8
No contests0

Almager was attracted to boxing after her two brothers started practicing it, and by age nine, she joined them at a local boxing gym. Almager later developed into a high-school athlete, playing basketball and volleyball as well as getting involved in track and field. Her dream was to become a softball player, but a knee injury forced her out of that sport.[2]

Professional boxing career

On February 5, 1993, 24-year-old Almager made her professional boxing debut by defeating Angela Adger by a fourth-round technical knockout at Dallas, Texas. She then made her Las Vegas boxing debut when she faced 3-0-1 Helga Risoy at the Silver Nugget hotel exactly one year and four days after her first fight, on February 9, 1994. She scored a first-round knockout over the previously undefeated Risoy.

A rematch with Risoy followed, on April 2, 1994 at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. This time, Almager imposed over Risoy by a third-round knockout. Then, she faced future world champion, Ireland's Deirdre Gogarty, on July 22, also at the Aladdin. Almager won a six-round unanimous decision.

On April 20, 1995, again at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, she faced Deirdre Nelson, who was making her professional women's boxing debut that same night, for the WIBF's vacant world Super Welterweight title. Almager became a world champion by knocking Nelson out in two rounds.

She then faced Gina Guidi in a non-title affair, March 23, 1996, beating the until then undefeated (3-0) Guidi by a six-round split decision. On July 27, 1996 at El Paso, Texas, Almager had the first of two mismatches in a row, facing 0-2 Jackie Rodgers and winning by second-round technical knockout. She then faced 0-1 Sharon Taylor on September 16, at Arizona Charlie's in Las Vegas, beating Taylor by a first-round knockout.

Then, on November 9 of the same year (1996), she had her first, and ultimately only, fight abroad as a professional, when she opposed Valérie Wiet-Henin at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Henin had previously been a world champion kick-boxer but was making her professional debut. Despite Almager's experience advantage, Henin defeated Almager by a ninth-round knockout.[3][4]

Almager returned to action on August 16, 1997, facing Sherrie Painter in Ruidoso. Almager won this fight by a first-round knockout. On March 23, 1998, she fought Lucia Rijker at the Foxwoods Resort in Ledyard, Connecticut, losing by a first-round knockout.

Despite that defeat, she was given a shot at recovering her WIBF world Super Welterweight title three months later, and on August 21, 1998, Almager regained the title by knocking out 8-1 Gina Nicholas in the second round at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Almager took almost two years off boxing once she regained her title; on her next fight, she met an up-and-coming Ann Wolfe in a non-title affair, on February 11, 2000, at Kenner, Louisiana. Wolfe handled Almager by first-round knockout.

On May 5, 2000, Almager returned to the winning column by taking on Suzette Taylor, 10-2-1, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and defeating Taylor by a six-round split decision.[5] But then she faced Valerie Mahfood for the vacant IWBF's Super Middleweight title on August 10 at the Astro Hall in Houston, losing to Mahfood by a fifth-round technical knockout.

Almager then proceeded to face Trina Ortegon twice, meeting the 9-2 fighter at the Sky City Casino in Acoma, New Mexico, April 20, 2001, and winning by decision in ten rounds to win her second world title, the Women's International Boxing Association's Middleweight championship, and then facing her in a rematch on August 17, at the same site, and defending the title. In their rematch, Almager retained the title by ninth-round technical knockout.

Almager's next fight was also a rematch, as on June 14, 2002, she and Mahfood had a return fight; this time at the Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas. Mahfood once again defeated Almager, but this time only by a close, eight round split decision. On August 8, 2002, Almager boxed Dakota Stone, 5-1-2, at the Ector County Coliseum in Odessa, Texas, winning an eight-round unanimous decision in what would turn out to be her last win as a professional boxer.

Mary Ann Almager then fought Laila Ali at the Louisville Gardens in Louisville, Kentucky, losing to the undefeated (13-0) star by a fourth-round technical knockout, February 14, 2003.[6] On August 22, she fought another undefeated foe, 10-0-2 Nikki Eplion, losing an eight-round unanimous decision to Eplion.

On September 10, 2004, Almager fought what was both her last world title try and her last fight as a professional women's boxer, when she challenged Jacqui Frazier-Lyde for the vacant UBA's women's world Heavyweight title. Despite putting in a hard effort and flooring Frazier–Lyde twice for the only times in Frazier-Lyde's career, Almager was deemed the loser by a ten-round unanimous decision, retiring soon after.[7] It was also Frazier-Lyde's last fight.

Almager was a three-time world champion in two different divisions. She had a record of 14 wins and 8 losses in 22 professional fights, 9 wins by way of knockout.

Professional boxing record

22 fights 14 wins 8 losses
By knockout 9 5
By decision 5 3
Draws 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
22 Loss 14-8   Jacqui Frazier-Lyde UD 10 2004-09-10 Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City
21 Loss 14-7   Nikki Eplion UD 8 2003-08-22 Ector County Coliseum, Odessa
20 Loss 14-6   Laila Ali TKO 4(10) 2003-02-14 Louisville Gardens, Louisville International Boxing Association Female Super Middleweight Title

International Women's Boxing Federation World Super Middleweight Title Women's International Boxing Association World Super Middleweight Title

19 Win 14-5   Dakota Stone UD 8 2002-08-02 Ector County Coliseum, Odessa
18 Loss 13-5   Valerie Mahfood SD 8 2002-06-14 Civic Center, Beaumont
17 Win 13-4   Trina Ortegon TKO 9(10) 2001-08-17 Sky City Casino, Acoma Defended Women's International Boxing Association World Middleweight Title
16 Win 12-4   Trina Ortegon PTS 10 2001-04-20 Sky City Casino, Acoma Won Women's International Boxing Association World Middleweight Title
15 Loss 11-4   Valerie Mahfood TKO 5(10) 2000-08-10 Astro Hall, Houston For vacant International Women's Boxing Federation World Super Middleweight Title
14 Win 11-3   Suzette Taylor SD 6 2000-05-05 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
13 Loss 10-3   Ann Wolfe TKO 1(6) 2000-02-11 Kenner
12 Win 10-2   Gina Nicholas TKO 2(10) 1998-08-21 Baton Rouge Won International Women's Boxing Federation World Super Welterweight Title
11 Loss 9-2   Lucia Rijker TKO 1(6) 1998-03-23 Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket
10 Win 9-1   Sherrie Painter TKO 1(6) 1997-08-16 Ruidoso
9 Loss 8-1   Valérie Hénin TKO 9(10) 1996-11-03 Tokyo Bay NK Hall, Urayasu Lost Women's International Boxing Federation World Super Welterweight Title
8 Win 8-0   Sharon Taylor TKO 1(4) 1996-09-16 Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas
7 Win 7-0   Jackie Rodgers TKO 2(6) 1996-07-27 El Paso
6 Win 6-0   Gina Guidi SD 6 1996-03-23 Hyatt Regency Hotel, Monterey
5 Win 5-0   Deirdre Nelson TKO 2(10) 1995-04-20 Aladdin Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas Won vacant Women's International Boxing Federation World Super Welterweight Title
4 Win 4-0   Deirdre Gogarty UD 6 1994-07-22 The Aladdin, Las Vegas
3 Win 3-0   Helga Risoy TKO 3(4) 1994-04-02 Aladdin Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
2 Win 2-0   Helga Risoy TKO 1(4) 1994-02-09 Silver Nugget, North Las Vegas
1 Win 1-0   Angela Adger TKO 4 1993-02-05 Dallas Pro Debut.

References

  1. ^ "Mary Ann Almager". boxrec.com.
  2. ^ "Women's Boxing: Mary Ann Almager Biography". wban.org.
  3. ^ "Foreman Has to Have Decision, Morrison Wins Clean and Fast". Los Angeles Times. November 3, 1996.
  4. ^ "Foreman, Morrison Triumph". Tulsa World.
  5. ^ https://boxing.nv.gov/uploadedfiles/boxingnvgov/content/results/2000_Results/05-05-00.pdf
  6. ^ "ESPN.com: BOXING - Laila Ali delights crowd with win in father's hometown". a.espncdn.com.
  7. ^ Ward, John DiSanto and Matthew H. (November 5, 2021). "Boxing in Atlantic City". Arcadia Publishing – via Google Books.

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Gorgeous 1 Mary Ann AlmagerStatisticsWeight s Middleweight and light heavyweightHeight1 73 m 5 ft 8 in Reach1 70 m 67 in NationalityAmericanBorn 1968 12 05 December 5 1968 age 54 Seminole Texas U S StanceOrthodoxBoxing recordTotal fights22Wins14Wins by KO9Losses8No contests0Almager was attracted to boxing after her two brothers started practicing it and by age nine she joined them at a local boxing gym Almager later developed into a high school athlete playing basketball and volleyball as well as getting involved in track and field Her dream was to become a softball player but a knee injury forced her out of that sport 2 Professional boxing career EditOn February 5 1993 24 year old Almager made her professional boxing debut by defeating Angela Adger by a fourth round technical knockout at Dallas Texas She then made her Las Vegas boxing debut when she faced 3 0 1 Helga Risoy at the Silver Nugget hotel exactly one year and four days after her first fight on February 9 1994 She scored a first round knockout over the previously undefeated Risoy A rematch with Risoy followed on April 2 1994 at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas This time Almager imposed over Risoy by a third round knockout Then she faced future world champion Ireland s Deirdre Gogarty on July 22 also at the Aladdin Almager won a six round unanimous decision On April 20 1995 again at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino she faced Deirdre Nelson who was making her professional women s boxing debut that same night for the WIBF s vacant world Super Welterweight title Almager became a world champion by knocking Nelson out in two rounds She then faced Gina Guidi in a non title affair March 23 1996 beating the until then undefeated 3 0 Guidi by a six round split decision On July 27 1996 at El Paso Texas Almager had the first of two mismatches in a row facing 0 2 Jackie Rodgers and winning by second round technical knockout She then faced 0 1 Sharon Taylor on September 16 at Arizona Charlie s in Las Vegas beating Taylor by a first round knockout Then on November 9 of the same year 1996 she had her first and ultimately only fight abroad as a professional when she opposed Valerie Wiet Henin at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Tokyo Japan Henin had previously been a world champion kick boxer but was making her professional debut Despite Almager s experience advantage Henin defeated Almager by a ninth round knockout 3 4 Almager returned to action on August 16 1997 facing Sherrie Painter in Ruidoso Almager won this fight by a first round knockout On March 23 1998 she fought Lucia Rijker at the Foxwoods Resort in Ledyard Connecticut losing by a first round knockout Despite that defeat she was given a shot at recovering her WIBF world Super Welterweight title three months later and on August 21 1998 Almager regained the title by knocking out 8 1 Gina Nicholas in the second round at Baton Rouge Louisiana Almager took almost two years off boxing once she regained her title on her next fight she met an up and coming Ann Wolfe in a non title affair on February 11 2000 at Kenner Louisiana Wolfe handled Almager by first round knockout On May 5 2000 Almager returned to the winning column by taking on Suzette Taylor 10 2 1 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and defeating Taylor by a six round split decision 5 But then she faced Valerie Mahfood for the vacant IWBF s Super Middleweight title on August 10 at the Astro Hall in Houston losing to Mahfood by a fifth round technical knockout Almager then proceeded to face Trina Ortegon twice meeting the 9 2 fighter at the Sky City Casino in Acoma New Mexico April 20 2001 and winning by decision in ten rounds to win her second world title the Women s International Boxing Association s Middleweight championship and then facing her in a rematch on August 17 at the same site and defending the title In their rematch Almager retained the title by ninth round technical knockout Almager s next fight was also a rematch as on June 14 2002 she and Mahfood had a return fight this time at the Civic Center in Beaumont Texas Mahfood once again defeated Almager but this time only by a close eight round split decision On August 8 2002 Almager boxed Dakota Stone 5 1 2 at the Ector County Coliseum in Odessa Texas winning an eight round unanimous decision in what would turn out to be her last win as a professional boxer Mary Ann Almager then fought Laila Ali at the Louisville Gardens in Louisville Kentucky losing to the undefeated 13 0 star by a fourth round technical knockout February 14 2003 6 On August 22 she fought another undefeated foe 10 0 2 Nikki Eplion losing an eight round unanimous decision to Eplion On September 10 2004 Almager fought what was both her last world title try and her last fight as a professional women s boxer when she challenged Jacqui Frazier Lyde for the vacant UBA s women s world Heavyweight title Despite putting in a hard effort and flooring Frazier Lyde twice for the only times in Frazier Lyde s career Almager was deemed the loser by a ten round unanimous decision retiring soon after 7 It was also Frazier Lyde s last fight Almager was a three time world champion in two different divisions She had a record of 14 wins and 8 losses in 22 professional fights 9 wins by way of knockout Professional boxing record Edit22 fights 14 wins 8 lossesBy knockout 9 5By decision 5 3Draws 0No Result Record Opponent Type Round time Date Location Notes22 Loss 14 8 Jacqui Frazier Lyde UD 10 2004 09 10 Tropicana Hotel amp Casino Atlantic City21 Loss 14 7 Nikki Eplion UD 8 2003 08 22 Ector County Coliseum Odessa20 Loss 14 6 Laila Ali TKO 4 10 2003 02 14 Louisville Gardens Louisville International Boxing Association Female Super Middleweight Title International Women s Boxing Federation World Super Middleweight Title Women s International Boxing Association World Super Middleweight Title19 Win 14 5 Dakota Stone UD 8 2002 08 02 Ector County Coliseum Odessa18 Loss 13 5 Valerie Mahfood SD 8 2002 06 14 Civic Center Beaumont17 Win 13 4 Trina Ortegon TKO 9 10 2001 08 17 Sky City Casino Acoma Defended Women s International Boxing Association World Middleweight Title16 Win 12 4 Trina Ortegon PTS 10 2001 04 20 Sky City Casino Acoma Won Women s International Boxing Association World Middleweight Title15 Loss 11 4 Valerie Mahfood TKO 5 10 2000 08 10 Astro Hall Houston For vacant International Women s Boxing Federation World Super Middleweight Title14 Win 11 3 Suzette Taylor SD 6 2000 05 05 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas13 Loss 10 3 Ann Wolfe TKO 1 6 2000 02 11 Kenner12 Win 10 2 Gina Nicholas TKO 2 10 1998 08 21 Baton Rouge Won International Women s Boxing Federation World Super Welterweight Title11 Loss 9 2 Lucia Rijker TKO 1 6 1998 03 23 Foxwoods Resort Mashantucket10 Win 9 1 Sherrie Painter TKO 1 6 1997 08 16 Ruidoso9 Loss 8 1 Valerie Henin TKO 9 10 1996 11 03 Tokyo Bay NK Hall Urayasu Lost Women s International Boxing Federation World Super Welterweight Title8 Win 8 0 Sharon Taylor TKO 1 4 1996 09 16 Arizona Charlie s Las Vegas7 Win 7 0 Jackie Rodgers TKO 2 6 1996 07 27 El Paso6 Win 6 0 Gina Guidi SD 6 1996 03 23 Hyatt Regency Hotel Monterey5 Win 5 0 Deirdre Nelson TKO 2 10 1995 04 20 Aladdin Hotel amp Casino Las Vegas Won vacant Women s International Boxing Federation World Super Welterweight Title4 Win 4 0 Deirdre Gogarty UD 6 1994 07 22 The Aladdin Las Vegas3 Win 3 0 Helga Risoy TKO 3 4 1994 04 02 Aladdin Hotel amp Casino Las Vegas2 Win 2 0 Helga Risoy TKO 1 4 1994 02 09 Silver Nugget North Las Vegas1 Win 1 0 Angela Adger TKO 4 1993 02 05 Dallas Pro Debut References Edit Mary Ann Almager boxrec com Women s Boxing Mary Ann Almager Biography wban org Foreman Has to Have Decision Morrison Wins Clean and Fast Los Angeles Times November 3 1996 Foreman Morrison Triumph Tulsa World https boxing nv gov uploadedfiles boxingnvgov content results 2000 Results 05 05 00 pdf ESPN com BOXING Laila Ali delights crowd with win in father s hometown a espncdn com Ward John DiSanto and Matthew H November 5 2021 Boxing in Atlantic City Arcadia Publishing via Google Books Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mary Ann Almager amp oldid 1127590939, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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